Chapter 394 - 394 Xiao Wu's Suspicion

Without further hesitation, Tang San walked up to the ten-thousand-year spirit ring, took a deep breath, and circulated all the spirit power in his body.

At the same time, he activated his resentment body to slowly envelop the ten-thousand-year-old soul ring.

As the spirit ring was integrated, a surge of violent dark energy instantly flooded into Tang San's body.

With intense impact and tearing force, it attempted to damage his meridians and soul power system.

Fortunately, Tang San's resentful body came into play.

A surge of black, resentful power erupted from his body, continuously suppressing and dissolving the violent energy of the ten-thousand-year-old soul ring.

It guided the power of the spirit rings to slowly merge into the Clear Sky Hammer martial spirit.

The entire process went exceptionally smoothly without any unexpected incidents.

A moment later, the absorption was complete.

Tang San slowly opened his eyes, and his soul power surged suddenly. The aura of his Clear Sky Hammer martial soul also became more condensed and terrifying than before.

Originally just a nascent Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, it unleashed an even more powerful aura under the enhancement of resentment and the dark energy of the secret realm.

The power of the Haotian Hammer has increased by more than 30% compared to before.

"Very good!"

Tang San felt the surge of soul power within his body and the immense power transmitted from the Clear Sky Hammer, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

With this spirit ring, his combat power has increased to another level.

Facing the upcoming crisis, we are now more confident.

"We must hurry and improve our strength as much as possible in the secret realm."

Tang San's smile faded, and his expression turned serious again.

"With our current strength, we are still far from being able to kill a true 100,000-year-old soul beast."

"Moreover, we must leave here as soon as possible to avoid encountering even more powerful soul beasts."

Xiao Wu nodded, her eyes scanning the surroundings warily: "That's right, the soul beasts here are all affected by the power of resentment, and their strength is much greater than that of the outside world."

"Our primary task now is to find other relatively weak ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts to hunt and kill, so as to improve our strength as soon as possible."

Just as the two were preparing to venture deeper into the secret realm.

As they searched for a new target, a faint crawling sound of a spider suddenly came from the depths of the dense forest nearby.

The sound was extremely faint!

If it weren't for the fact that their soul power has greatly increased and their senses are sharpened, they probably wouldn't have been able to detect it at all.

Tang San and Xiao Wu instantly became alert and turned to look in the direction from which the sound came.

His expression instantly turned extremely serious.

The next second, a black figure darted out of the dense forest like a ghost and appeared in their field of vision.

It was a huge spider, entirely black, with strange purple patterns on its abdomen, and eight legs as sharp as knives.

Each one gleamed with a cold light, its scarlet eyes fixed on Tang San and Xiao Wu, radiating a chilling killing intent.

It is indeed a 100,000-year-old human-faced demon spider!

Moreover, the aura of this human-faced spider is several times stronger than that of the human-faced spiders outside.

Surrounded by a dense aura of resentment, he had clearly been further amplified in this secret realm, making him far stronger than others of the same level!

"Human-faced Demon Spider!"

"A 100,000-year-old soul beast!"

Tang San and Xiao Wu were both startled, and their faces showed unprecedented panic.

The Human-Faced Demon Spider is a top-tier soul beast, possessing strength comparable to a Title Douluo. It is extremely fast and can release potent poison, making it extremely difficult to deal with.

The creature before us, a 100,000-year-old human-faced demon spider still affected by the resentment of the secret realm, is probably already infinitely close to a Super Douluo in strength.

With their current strength, they are no match at all!

"run!"

Tang San shouted almost instinctively, grabbed Xiao Wu's hand, and turned to rush into the depths of the secret realm.

They knew very well that with their current strength, facing this 100,000-year-old human-faced demon spider would only lead to their death.

The only option now is to escape from here as soon as possible and look for other opportunities.

But just as the two turned to run away...

A blinding golden light suddenly exploded in front of the two, enveloping their figures.

The scene before them changed instantly, and the once perilous secret realm vanished.

In its place was the familiar, majestic golden canopy above the nine heavens.

Above the sky, Tang San's name, at the top of the list of hypocrites, remained prominently displayed.

The list of "hypocritical" crimes displayed beside them pierced Tang San and Xiao Wu's eyes like sharp knives.

"His words and actions are inconsistent; he has serious double standards!"

"Using emotions, cold-blooded and ruthless!"

"Absorb Da Ming and Er Ming as spirit rings, for protection!"

"After becoming a god, he abandoned Yu Xiaogang and disregarded the rules of the divine realm!"

"..."

Each one caused Tang San's heart to clench violently, turning his face instantly deathly pale.

He simply couldn't believe that he would do these things in the future!

Was the path of justice that he had always upheld actually a complete disguise?

How could the protection I was so proud of turn into such a despicable and selfish act?

Tang San's mental defenses were completely shattered at this moment.

He staggered back a few steps, plopped down on the ground, stared blankly at the sky, and trembled.

I wanted to say something, but I couldn't utter a single word.

"Third Brother..."

When Xiao Wu saw Tang San's appearance, she panicked and quickly squatted down.

He held Tang San's hand tightly, his eyes filled with worry and confusion.

She looked at the list of crimes displayed on the sky, and when she saw the entry "Absorb Da Ming and Er Ming as soul rings", she was deeply moved.

Xiao Wu's pupils suddenly contracted, and an indescribable anger and panic surged into her heart.

Daming and Erming are her closest family and friends in the Star Dou Great Forest, and the most important people to her!

How could Tang San possibly... willingly kill Da Ming and Er Ming to steal their spirit rings?

Xiao Wu suddenly raised her head and looked at Tang San, her eyes filled with suspicion and questioning.

"Third Brother, what the sky said... is it true? Will you really hurt Da Ming and Er Ming?"

Upon hearing Xiao Wu's voice, Tang San slowly raised his head, his eyes bloodshot, his face filled with pain and regret.

He could clearly sense that the descriptions on the sky were not false, but rather the actual trajectory of what would happen in the future.

But he really never intended to hurt Da Ming and Er Ming!

That was Xiao Wu's friend, and also a partner he acknowledged.

How could he possibly kill them on his own initiative?

"Xiao Wu, no!"

Tang San's voice was hoarse, tinged with urgency and grievance, as he tightly gripped Xiao Wu's hand.

"The sky above shows the trajectory of the future. I... I never intended to harm Da Ming and Er Ming!"

"They are your friends, and they are my friends too. How could I possibly do such a thing?"

"Then why would Tianmu say that?"

Xiao Wu's eyes were slightly red, and her voice was trembling with tears.

"Could it be that Da Ming and Er Ming... were they forced to make you their spirit ring?"

Tang San fell silent; he didn't know how to explain.

He knew that in the future, Da Ming and Er Ming might indeed have chosen to sacrifice themselves and become his spirit rings in order to help him improve his strength.

Even so, the thought of absorbing their spirit rings in the future filled Tang San with guilt and pain.

"I...I don't know."

Tang San lowered his head, his voice low.

"But I can assure you, I will never intentionally hurt them, Xiao Wu, you have to believe me!"

Seeing the genuine emotion and pain in Tang San's eyes, Xiao Wu's doubts gradually dissipated.

She and Tang San grew up together and have known each other for so many years; she understands Tang San very well.

Tang San is not that kind of person.

"I believe you, Third Brother."

Xiao Wu reached out and gently wiped away Tang San's tears, suppressing her own sadness as she comforted him.

"What's on the sky is just the trajectory of the future; it hasn't happened yet."

"We are currently in the secret realm. As long as we improve our strength as soon as possible and find a way to change the future trajectory, we will definitely be able to protect Daming and Erming and prevent such a thing from happening!"

Tang San raised his head, looked into Xiao Wu's determined eyes, and nodded heavily.

Yes, the future trajectory has not yet unfolded.

He is still in the secret realm and still has a chance to change everything.

He must improve his strength as soon as possible, protect Da Ming and Er Ming, protect Xiao Wu, and prevent future tragedies from happening again.

"Let's go!"

Tang San took a deep breath, suppressed his emotions, and his eyes became firm again.

"Now is not the time to hesitate. We must leave here as soon as possible, get rid of the human-faced spider's pursuit, and then look for other opportunities to improve our strength."

The aura of the human-faced spider grew closer, and its chilling killing intent enveloped the two of them.

They knew very well that this 100,000-year-old human-faced demon spider would not let them go easily, and they had to escape as soon as possible.

Otherwise, if it catches up with them, they will surely perish here today.

Without further hesitation, the two got up and ran wildly into the depths of the secret realm.

Behind them, the 100,000-year-old human-faced demon spider, which had been stunned by the sky, immediately reacted and let out a sharp screech.

They followed closely behind, relentlessly pursuing them.

(End of chapter)